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Lamentations 5— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	זְכֹ֤ר､	zə·ḵōr	Remember	H2142
1	יְהוָה֙､	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
2	מֶֽה־	meh-	what	H4100
3	הָ֣יָה	hā·yāh	has come	H1961
4	לָ֔נוּ	lā·nū,	upon us
5	[הביט]	hab·bêṭ	-
6	(הַבִּ֖יטָה)､	hab·bî·ṭāh	Look	H5027
7	וּרְאֵ֥ה	ū·rə·’êh	and behold	H7200
8	אֶת־	’eṯ-	-	H0853
9	חֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃.	ḥer·pā·ṯê·nū.	our reproach	H2781

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙	na·ḥă·lā·ṯê·nū	Our inheritance	H5159
1	נֶֽהֶפְכָ֣ה	ne·hep̄·ḵāh	has been turned over	H2015
2	לְזָרִ֔ים､	lə·zā·rîm,	to foreigners	H2114
3	בָּתֵּ֖ינוּ	bāt·tê·nū	and our houses	H1004
4	לְנָכְרִֽים׃.	lə·nā·ḵə·rîm.	to aliens	H5237

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יְתוֹמִ֤ים	yə·ṯō·w·mîm	Orphans	H3490
1	הָיִ֙ינוּ֙	hā·yî·nū	we have become	H1961
2	[אין]	’ên	-
3	(וְאֵ֣ין)､	wə·’ên	and	H0369
4	אָ֔ב､	’āḇ,	waifs	H0001
5	אִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ	’im·mō·ṯê·nū	Our mothers [are]	H0517
6	כְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃.	kə·’al·mā·nō·wṯ.	like widows	H0490

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙	mê·mê·nū	The water	H4325
1	בְּכֶ֣סֶף–	bə·ḵe·sep̄	for we pay	H3701
2	שָׁתִ֔ינוּ	šā·ṯî·nū,	we drink	H8354
3	עֵצֵ֖ינוּ	‘ê·ṣê·nū	our wood	H6086
4	בִּמְחִ֥יר	bim·ḥîr	at a price	H4242
5	יָבֹֽאוּ׃.	yā·ḇō·’ū.	and comes	H0935

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עַ֤ל	‘al	At	H5921
1	צַוָּארֵ֙נוּ֙	ṣaw·wā·rê·nū	our heels	H6677
2	נִרְדָּ֔פְנוּ–	nir·dā·p̄ə·nū,	[They] pursue	H7291
3	יָגַ֖עְנוּ､	yā·ḡa‘·nū	we labor	H3021
4	[לא]	lō	-
5	(וְלֹ֥א).	wə·lō	[and] no	H3808
6	הֽוּנַ֖ח‪‬	hū·naḥ-	Have rest	H5117
7	לָֽנוּ׃.	lā·nū.	to

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙	miṣ·ra·yim	[to] Egypt	H4713
1	נָתַ֣נּוּ	nā·ṯan·nū	we have given	H5414
2	יָ֔ד	yāḏ,	our hand	H3027
3	אַשּׁ֖וּר､	’aš·šūr	[And] Assyria	H0804
4	לִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽ	liś·bō·a‘	to be satisfied	H7646
5	לָֽחֶם׃.	lā·ḥem.	with bread	H3899

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֲבֹתֵ֤ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Our fathers	H0001
1	חָֽטְאוּ֙､	ḥā·ṭə·’ū	sinned	H2398
2	[אינם]	’ê·nām	-
3	(וְאֵינָ֔ם)–	wə·’ê·nām,	[and [are] no more	H0369
4	[אנחנו]	’ă·naḥ·nū	we
5	(וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ)	wa·’ă·naḥ·nū	but we	H0587
6	עֲוֺנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם	‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·hem	their iniquities	H5771
7	סָבָֽלְנוּ׃.	sā·ḇā·lə·nū.	bear	H5445

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֲבָדִים֙	‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Servants	H5650
1	מָ֣שְׁלוּ	mā·šə·lū	rule over	H4910
2	בָ֔נוּ	ḇā·nū,	us
3	פֹּרֵ֖ק	pō·rêq	to deliver [us]	H6561
4	אֵ֥ין	’ên	[There is] none	H0369
5	מִיָּדָֽם׃.	mî·yā·ḏām.	from their hand	H3027

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙	bə·nap̄·šê·nū	[at [the risk] of our lives	H5315
1	נָבִ֣יא	nā·ḇî	we get	H0935
2	לַחְמֵ֔נוּ	laḥ·mê·nū,	our bread	H3899
3	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	because	H6440
4	חֶ֥רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	of the sword	H2719
5	הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃.	ham·miḏ·bār.	in the wilderness	H4057

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙	‘ō·w·rê·nū	Our skin	H5785
1	כְּתַנּ֣וּר	kə·ṯan·nūr	as an oven	H8574
2	נִכְמָ֔רוּ	niḵ·mā·rū,	is hot	H3648
3	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	because	H6440
4	זַלְעֲפ֥וֹת	zal·‘ă·p̄ō·wṯ	of the fever	H2152
5	רָעָֽב׃.	rā·‘āḇ.	of famine	H7458

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נָשִׁים֙	nā·šîm	The women	H0802
1	בְּצִיּ֣וֹן､	bə·ṣî·yō·wn	in Zion	H6726
2	עִנּ֔וּ	‘in·nū,	they ravished	H6031
3	בְּתֻלֹ֖ת	bə·ṯu·lōṯ	the maidens	H1330
4	בְּעָרֵ֥י	bə·‘ā·rê	in the cities	H5892
5	יְהוּדָֽה׃.	yə·hū·ḏāh.	of Judah	H3063

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שָׂרִים֙	śā·rîm	Princes	H8269
1	בְּיָדָ֣ם–	bə·yā·ḏām	by their hands	H3027
2	נִתְל֔וּ	niṯ·lū,	were hung up	H8518
3	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	the faces	H6440
4	זְקֵנִ֖ים	zə·qê·nîm	elders	H2205
5	לֹ֥א	lō	not	H3808
6	נֶהְדָּֽרוּ׃.	neh·dā·rū.	and were respected	H1921

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בַּחוּרִים֙	ba·ḥū·rîm	Young men	H0970
1	טְח֣וֹן､	ṭə·ḥō·wn	at the millstones	H2911
2	נָשָׂ֔אוּ	nā·śā·’ū,	ground	H5375
3	וּנְעָרִ֖ים	ū·nə·‘ā·rîm	and Boys	H5288
4	בָּעֵ֥ץ	bā·‘êṣ	under [loads of] wood	H6086
5	כָּשָֽׁלוּ׃.	kā·šā·lū.	staggered	H3782

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	זְקֵנִים֙	zə·qê·nîm	The elders	H2205
1	מִשַּׁ֣עַר､	miš·ša·‘ar	at] the gate	H8179
2	שָׁבָ֔תוּ	šā·ḇā·ṯū,	have ceased [gathering]	H7673
3	בַּחוּרִ֖ים	ba·ḥū·rîm	and the young men	H0970
4	מִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃.	min·nə·ḡî·nā·ṯām.	from their music	H5058

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שָׁבַת֙–	šā·ḇaṯ	Has ceased	H7673
1	מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ	mə·śō·wś	the joy	H4885
2	לִבֵּ֔נוּ	lib·bê·nū,	of our heart	H3820
3	נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ	neh·paḵ	has turned	H2015
4	לְאֵ֖בֶל	lə·’ê·ḇel	into mourning	H0060
5	מְחֹלֵֽנוּ׃.	mə·ḥō·lê·nū.	Our dance	H4234

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נָֽפְלָה֙	nā·p̄ə·lāh	Has fallen	H5307
1	עֲטֶ֣רֶת	‘ă·ṭe·reṯ	the crown	H5850
2	רֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ–	rō·šê·nū,	[from] our head	H7218
3	אֽוֹי־	’ō·w-	Woe	H0188
4	נָ֥א	nā	I beseech thee	H4994
5	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	to us
6	כִּ֥י	kî	for	H3588
7	חָטָֽאנוּ׃!	ḥā·ṭā·nū.	we have sinned	H2398

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עַל־	‘al-	because	H5921
1	זֶ֗ה	zeh,	of this	H2088
2	הָיָ֤ה	hā·yāh	is	H1961
3	דָוֶה֙–	ḏā·weh	faint	H1739
4	לִבֵּ֔נוּ	lib·bê·nū,	our heart	H3820
5	עַל־	‘al-	because	H5921
6	אֵ֖לֶּה	’êl·leh	of these [things]	H0428
7	חָשְׁכ֥וּ	ḥā·šə·ḵū	grow dim	H2821
8	עֵינֵֽינוּ׃.	‘ê·nê·nū.	our eyes	H5869

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עַ֤ל	‘al	Because	H5921
1	הַר־	har-	of Mount	H2022
2	צִיּוֹן֙､	ṣî·yō·wn	Zion	H6726
3	שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔ם､	šeš·šā·mêm,	which is desolate	H8074
4	שׁוּעָלִ֖ים	šū·‘ā·lîm	with foxes	H7776
5	הִלְּכוּ־	hil·lə·ḵū-	walking about	H1980
6	בֽוֹ׃.	ḇōw.	on it
7	פ	p̄	-

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַתָּ֤ה､	’at·tāh	You	H0859
1	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3069
2	לְעוֹלָ֣ם–	lə·‘ō·w·lām	forever	H5769
3	תֵּשֵׁ֔ב	tê·šêḇ,	remain	H3427
4	כִּסְאֲךָ֖	kis·’ă·ḵā	Your throne	H3678
5	לְדֹ֥ר	lə·ḏōr	from generation	H1755
6	וָדֽוֹר׃.	wā·ḏō·wr.	and to generation	H1755

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Why	H4100
1	לָנֶ֙צַח֙､	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	forever	H5331
2	תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּ	tiš·kā·ḥê·nū,	do You forget us	H7911
3	תַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּ	ta·‘az·ḇê·nū	[And] forsake us	H5800
4	לְאֹ֥רֶךְ	lə·’ō·reḵ	for so long	H0753
5	יָמִֽים׃؟	yā·mîm.	a time	H3117

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ	hă·šî·ḇê·nū	Turn us back	H7725
1	יְהוָ֤ה ׀､	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
2	אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙	’ê·le·ḵā	to You	H0413
3	[ונשוב]	wə·nā·šūḇ	-
4	(וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה)–	wə·nā·šū·ḇāh,	and we will be restored	H7725
5	חַדֵּ֥שׁ	ḥad·dêš	Renew	H2318
6	יָמֵ֖ינוּ	yā·mê·nū	our days	H3117
7	כְּקֶֽדֶם׃.	kə·qe·ḏem.	as of old	H6924

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֚י	kî	Unless	H3588
1	אִם־	’im-	Unless	H0518
2	מָאֹ֣ס	mā·’ōs	utterly	H3988
3	מְאַסְתָּ֔נוּ	mə·’as·tā·nū,	You have rejected us	H3973
4	קָצַ֥פְתָּ	qā·ṣap̄·tā	[And] are angry	H7107
5	עָלֵ֖ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	with us	H5921
6	עַד־	‘aḏ-	even to	H5704
7	מְאֹֽד׃.	mə·’ōḏ.	very	H3966